Sorry greg! I mistakenly did an "edit" on your post instead of a response with a new post!
Here's what I meant...
If the pressure plate system is not of the proper spec for the power characteristics of any application, then no, it won't hold up in the long term or in abuse situations! And I constantly see "replacement" clutches installed based on "cheepest", not proper spec...along with reusing the pilot bearing, throwout bearing/collar, and throwout fork that are shit, that goes along with installing the clutch disk azzbackwards!! And then the "fault" is "bad clutch", or "made in china", or "bad run of parts".
As for sentiment in the IH community...let's see them folks put up some fact with examples of the sentiment! I've heard the same for the last 30+ years regarding diaphragm clutches. But it's not the design that matters, it's the specification for the correct application. Kinda like that "cast" vs. "stamped" water pump impeller deal????